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WIT AND WISDOM.

This is Correggio, is 1t not, Mrs. Midas ?"
asked the visitor.
"Oh, dear, no." replied the hostess. 1--WE have
no American paintings at all. That is something
Mr.. Midas picked up abroad. II is by some Eye
Italian; his namc-I forgot, butts It's on the back
OF the picture"
Visitor investigates with an air of profound in
terest and reads "Prang q Co."
DIR. W. A. CocHRANE says: 81 used 'Digesty-
lin In case OF Acute Dyspepsia, and it acted like
a charm.
Sold by all Druggists, $1,000 per bottle, or W.
r. Kidder & Co., Manufacturing Chemists, SO
Sc. John St, N. Y.
my dad knows more'n George Washington"
"Why9p
zoos George Washington couldn't tell a lie, but
my dad kin, for when told him hadn't been a.
fshin' he said he knowed better, and thumped me
fur lynn. He kin tell lie the minute he sees one
you bet"
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PORTLAND, May %, 1887.
Received by Maine Central Railroad-For PorI
and 20 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for con
Meeting roads 80 cars miscellaneous merchan-
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Spoken.

May 3, lat 40 N, Ion 10 w, barque st James,
Cook, from Havre for =.
May 90 off Montauk, barque 9 ID Bryant, from
New York for San Francisco.
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Produce

Common Baldwins S2@:
Choice eating 4 OF
Russetsl 3 00G4 OF
Fancy Baldwins 4 oC
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CITY BUILDING, Portland, Me-,

CITY BUILDING, Portland, Me-
May o, 1887.
GEALED PROPOSALS, addressed to the com
- mittee ON Public Buildings, will be received
at the Mayors Office, City Building, until IL
o'clock m. of May &C. 1887, for furnishing the ma
teral and erection of a brick stable on lot OF
land on Myrtle street, near the City Building
Plans, specifications and all necessary Information
can be obtained at the Office of Fassett & Temp
son, Architects, 90 Exchange street.
The right Is reserved to reject any or all bids.
CHAS. j. CHAPMAN,
Chairman Committee on Public Buildings.
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Grain Quotations.
WHEAT.

Received daily, by private wire, by ii. N Pink
ham, broker. 8 Exchange street. Portland. Me:
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
SATURDAYS quotations
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PORTLAND SAVINGS BANK.
Annual Meeting

TINE Annual Meeting Of the Corporators of
IL Portland Savings Bank win be held at the
banking room ON WEDNESDAY, the 25th day of
May inst, at 10 O'clock a. M, for the purpose
specified in the Charter and required by the
Statutes of Maine.
Nav % 1897 mv2Odfd
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Imports.

PARRSBOR0, Ms. Schr Laura Brown-100
tons coal TO Grand Trunk Railroad.
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THE Annual Meeting of the Temporary Home
IL for Women and Children will be held on
WEDNESDAY, May 20, at the Home, in Deering,
at $50 p. m. Should the weather prove stormy
the meeting will be held at the Fraternity Rooms,
Free street, the same day and hour. The public
are cordially invited. Per ORDER
my1Sd1W III. i. FOX. Secretary
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This Plaster
Notice OfHenrinm
d&wnrmcTh

NOthOO Oh Hearlng.
FflHE Seleetmen of the Town of bearing ,vl, Give
n a public hearing at their ONCE on SATuR-
the petition of the Portland Railrosd CnnsD nv
for permission to extend their tracks from the eity
line at Lbbys Corner, along the county road m
point on the same opposite Douglass styyeat 90" W "
SOLOMON STUART ~ W S Sei.
ALFRED r. HUSTON. ''''o Of
may23 NoeI dtSS
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BOSTON AND MAINE r. n.

PAssENGEk TRAIN sEkthCE,
In effect wednesday, Feb. ~, 1857.
WESTERN DIVISION.
TRAINS LEAVE PORTLAND
Ror Boston at 1880, ts.40 a. m, 12.40. 1885,
pm. Boston for Pertia nd 2. 80, 80 a. M. LOO
and 400 p. m. For scarbere Beach, Pane
.G ;.,s I;s3, SO a m, 80 e;sS ?; A. SAGE
1910, $50, $50 .. m. Wells Reach 7ao, $40
q m, $50 p. m. North berwick, Great
renee, Lowell, 73O, $40 a. m, 12.4O, $50 y.
m. Rochester, Harrington and Alton Bag |,
$40 a. m, l2.4o, $50 ?; N. manehes,er and
Connects with all RAN Lines.
SUNDAY TRAINS
for Boston 100, AIS p. m. via Eastern Division
TO Scarboro Crossing.
EASTERN DIVISION.
For Boston at 400, 300 a. M, 81 90. 900
1880, l7.O0p. m. Cape Elizabeth, 300 a. m.
LOO, TOO ?; m; ssee, POO a; M, 100
6.OOp.m. Portsmouth, NewbaryPeri, salem
and Lynn, 200, 300 a. M, 100. 600 D. m
Pullman cars on trains leaving Boston Al $50 $40
900 a. M, 1880. 100, 400, 100 D. M, and leav-
ing Portland at 200, $50 $40, 300 a. M, i2.4O,
ears on trains leaving Boston at TOO D. m, and
Portland 200 a. m.
tFrom North Berwiek to searbozo Gross
lug via Western Division.
Connects with Rail Lines for New York. South
Connects with Sound Lines for New York South
ITO leave passengers only.
Through Tickets to all points West and South
for sale at Union station Ticket Once Conn
mereiaI street., Portland, and Union Tickei
Omee, 40 Exchange street.
- =, Jas; & FURBER, Gen1 Manager
,.u,s NJ l.. WILLIAMS, Gen'l Agent.
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Railroad Receipts.

Foreign Exports.
L0CKPoRT, MS. Schr Ella Maudc-544 bbls
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
CITY or pORTl AND-N0TlCE or HEARING
CITY OF PORTLAND.
NOTICE.


pn,,pS =. a.. 49,, o.,yao,.. H., "a. /.
hhDEho ~ NJ bosiu ~ nvah VI NY Wy w, VI
foranu, mdSi ds ,h s Dy VIII VII
sI, oHe VI inc VuS'i0eSV VI 'i0 ouPieho '"f
iNOn and after the tirst day of June. 1887, no
person shall be allowed 10 construct any priyy
vault, cesspo0l, or any other receptacle or con-
cality within the city limits. where access can be
had. for drainage to public sewer. When, upon
proper complaint made in writing to the Board of
Health, any privy vault, cess-pool. receptacle or
conductor, constructed and maintained prior to
the adoption of these ORDERS shall, after careful
and thorough investigation, be adjudged by the
Board of Health to constitute nuisance or
source of danger TO the public health. such privy
vault, cess-po0l, receptacle or conductor, shall
forthwith be discontinued and abolished, when
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MAINE STEAMSHIP COMPANY
For NEW YORK.

Steamers leave Franklin Wharf on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at q p. IN. Returning, leave Pier
80, East River, New York. on Wednesdays and
Saturdays at A p. m. j. b. COYLE. JR.
sept21-du General Agent
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RumiOrd Falls & BuekfieId Railroad

Winter Arrnngement-In Effect New. a,
1855.
Leave Portland, via G.. T. Railway, ITO a. m;
Lewiston 500: Mechanic Falls linked tran)
SAB; arriving at w. Mlnot 0.O6; Il. Hebron $50;
Buekneld 0.45; II. Sumner 1896; Hartford,
1885; Canton 11.16.
Leave Portland 100 D. m; Lewiston 1.57;
Mechanic Falls 316; arriving at w. MinOt 1927;
H. Hebron 3.37; Buckne.d $50; K. sumner 4Oe;
Hartford 4.1O; Canton .A.25; Gllbertyille 4.35 p.
m.
RETURNING-Leave Canton Ais, OILS a. m;
arriving at Portland 8.25 a. m, 1905 p. m.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
DAILY-From w. Mlnot 1927 p. m. for Hebron
and Turner; Canton 4.25 p. M; arriving at Peru
$50; Dlxield 600; Mexico TOO D. m; also for
Brettuns Mills Liverm0re. Returning, leave
Mexico GOO Dixheld TOO a. m. arriving at Port
land 1905 p. m. l.. l.. LINCOLN, Supt.
r. O. BRADFORD, g. 7. A. oet20du
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PORTLAND, MT. DESERT G MAcHIAs STEAM
BOAT co.

ON and After March =, 1857, and Until
Further Notice,
the Steamer City of Richmond, Capt. VIM. II.
DennisOn, weather permitting, will make tive
round trips per week on the route between Port
land, Bar HarbOr and Machiasport, via usual
landings, leaving Portland at IL D. every Tues
day and Friday, and Machiasport at 400 a. m.
every Monday and Thursday.
PAYSON TUCKER, General Manager.
y. q. BOOTHBY. Gen'l Pass and Ticket Agt.
Portland. Mar 1. 1887. Oet22
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COMMUNICATIONS Notice,
CARD.

HAVING permanently associated myself with
III b. A. ATKINsoN & Co.. house furnishers, cor
ner Pearl and Middle streets, Portland, shall be
happy 10 meet my friends in the State OF Maine at
my new quarters. My twenty-five years expe-
rience In the business with Walter Corey s. Co.,
six of which was spent as manager Tin connection
with Walter l.. Corey) Of the Portland Furnl-
ture Co., warrants me IN believing that can I'LL
any order entrusted to my care to your entire sat
isfactiou. Assuring you that we have one OF the
largest stocks OF carpets, chamber sets and parlor
suits In the country 10 select from, remain
Yours Very Respectfully,
LORENZO +. DYER.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-24

CONSIDERABLE excitement has been caused
along the border by the mobbing of the
American newspaper men at Kingston
and Toronto. A Buffalo paper prints
a number of interviews with prom
inent residents of that city, including
the Mayor and other civic authorities, declar-
ing it to be the duty of the United States to
demand satisfaction. We hardly think that
is necessary. The able journalists will get
even with their assailants when they reach
home and get their pencils sharpened.
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degree of ability Democratic politician
also. He is one of the grand jury commits
sioners. He was candidate before the last
Legislature for the presidency of the benevo-
lent institutions. He was John Sullivan's
special candidate, when it was thought Har-
rison would go out, the plan being to keep
man in who would keep the institutions in
the ring of John, Bill and Sim. Mr.. Flack,
although commissioner of the grand jury
therefore one to select the jury to try the tally
sheet forgers, engaged in the work of .'col-
lecting donations (assessments) among the
employees of the Hospital for the Insane to
defend these men. What employee would
dare refuse donation to the prospective pres
ident of the boardP And this is Governor
Gray's man
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THE attempt to separate the indictments
against the tally-sheet forgers from the crime
itself is an ingenious line of defense, but it
won't do. The indictments against the eleven
Democrats are all based on the forgery and
acts leading to it. Judge Woods, in his charge
to the grand jury, said:
elf you discover the forgers and their aid
ers and abettors, you will probably not need
to hunt much further for violators of the fed
eral statutes; that is to say for inspectors and
judges of elections if any, who criminally
surrendered their papers for spoliation; and
for those who procured, or conspired to pro-
cure, such dereliction and disregard of duty,
on the part of officers, as was necessary before
the forgeries could be effected. These of
lenses against the federal statutes preceded,
in order of time, the commission of the for
geries, and would have been complete if for
any reason the forgeries had failed of accom-
plishment."
The Indictments indicate that the jury act
ed on this hint, beginning with the forgery as
a starting point, and working back till they
bagged the parties who got possession of the
tally-sheets.
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PUBLISHING THE LAWS.

The Sentinel has repeatedly charged that
Secretary of State Griffin was unnecessarily
delaying the publication of the acts of the
last General Assembly, asserting that he has
allowed much longer time than usual to inter-
vene between the adjournment of the Legs
lature and the distribution of the acts This,
as usual with the Sentinels statements re-
garding Mr.. Griffin, is malicious lie. and
can be clearly proven such by comparison
between Mr.. Griffin's work and that of his
Democratic predecessor. The last Legislature
adjourned March z, and last Saturday, May
all counties had receipted for the number of
acts to which they were entitled, and the
executives proclamation was all that was nee
essary to render the laws in effect This was
exactly seventy-tive days from the time of adj
journment. In 1888, when William r. Myers
was Score tary-and the Sentinel will not
be rash enough to read him out
of the Democratic party-the Legis-
lature adjourned March T. Secretary
Myers received the last receipt from the coun-
ties on June 5, and three days later, ninety
three DAYS after the adjournment of the Leg
islature, the proclamation of the Governor
was issued declaring the laws in effect. In
1885, Mr.. Myers received the last receipt
from the counties July is, and four days later
the Governor issued his proclamation. The
Legislature adjourned April Is. 1t will thus
be seen that ninety-six days elapsed from the
date of adjournment until the Democratic
Secretary had received his last receipt. In
stead of using more time than usual, Mr.
Griffin has beaten the 1883 record by eighteen
days and that of 1885 by twenty-one days.
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THE calling of the streets by the car-drivers
is farce. Passengers cannot tell whether
they are whooping up the mules or clearing
their Threats Certainly no ineligible sound
floats back to the persons in the car, and the
drivers merely performing the duty in
perfunctory sort of way. The Council might
get the consent of the street-car company and
pass an ordinance requiring the passenger
nearest the door to call the street after the
driver of course giving such passenger i'm
munity from arrest should he fail to call the
street while getting change for the last ar
rival. Something must be done to relieve the
man with the lines, and the Council should
see that the passengers made useful. For
a long time they have done the work of con-
ductors, and it would not be asking too much
of them to further assist the overworked
drivers. Coy and Edenharter should attend
to this.
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"IF," says the Sentinel, they" meaning
the unluclzy gang, "should be convicted
upon the indictments. it will not follow that
the men who'changed the tally-sheets are con-
victed." This looks like an admission that
the grand jury, which went fishing for cat,
caught whales. If the said "whales" referred
to elsewhere by their literary organ as prom
inent Democrats" can be convicted on general
principles, some good will have been accom-
plished, and it is reasonably safe to affirm
that whether they actually changed the tally
sheets or not, crimes of that nature will be
very questionable in this region during their
enforced absence.
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1.-THE twelve men who have been indicted
for conspiracy in the Marion county election
cases, by the federal court grand jury, have
not been indicted for conspiring to change the
votes on the tally-sheets.
'They have been indicted, under theory
conceived by Judge Woods, for conspiring to
cause inspectors of election to omit to per-
form their duty, which was to safely keep their
respective tally sheets, poll-books, and certifi-
Gates.
taly-sheets, the real crime, is not in the case
at all"
Just what the Sentinel expects to accom-
plish by falsehood and misstatement is hard
to understand, when the facts are at hand to
expose its mendacity. The Indictment which
includes the eleven Democrats is based
squarely and entirely upon the forgery of the
tallysheets. The first count sets out that the
eleven persons named did 'conspire, confed-
crate, combine and agree together between
and among themselves to commit an offense
against the United States" whichis described
as inducing, aiding, counseling, procuring
and advising one Allen Hisey to unlawfully
neglect and omit to perform duty
quired and imposed on him by the laws of
the State of Indiana The second count
states that Samuel E. Perkins, after the papers
named had been signed by the election board
and delivered to Allen Hisey, ITO effect the
object of the conspiracy, did, unlawfully and
feloniously, counsel and advise the said Allen
Hisey to surrender and deliver the papers to
him, the said Samuel E. Perkins" who had
possession of them before they were returned
to the proper officer, and had been canvassed
by the canvassing board, "to unlawfully mutt
Late alter, forge and change" If the latter
tally-sheets into the case, we should like to
know what would.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-24

THE steady rise in the price of coffees is a
matter of general interest in nation of
coffee-drinkers. The consumption of coffee
in the United States increased from 70, 100, $40
pounds in 1881 to $50, 381, 416 pounds in 1886
The average consumption in the same period
increased from l. 16 pounds to 1901 pounds
per person. Our national coffee bill last
year was about 500, 900, 900. This year it
will be largely increased by reason of the ad-
vance in price. This rise, which is still going
on, is owing to prospective short crop in
Brazil, which furnishes the bulk of our coffee
There have been two short crops already and
the prospect of a third makes the market pam
icky. Spectators are taking advantage of
the situation and may force prices much
higher. If so, consumers will use less or buy
a cheaper quality, and thus in time the equi-
librium will be restored by the operation of
natural laws.
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this subject. And, even, may be, Colonel
johnson may not be able to command the
votes of the street-car drivers and their inf1u-
ence What the people want is good street
car service-when gentleman is not required
to be a conductor when a lady can enter and
get out of a car without deflement of her gar
ments, and when children sent to school or
upon errands, and ladies, are not subjected to
the stare of rufians. The people want and
will have clean cars and conductors, and Mr..
johnson had as well understand it first as
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-24

THERE is only one question In which the
people have any concern, and that is, who
changed the ally-sheets?-The Sentinel.
As Judge Woods very pertinently observed,
that after it Is found out who conspired to
induce election officers to unlawfully part with
their returns, it will not be very hard to find
out who changed the tally-sheets, or vice versa.
The omnibus indictment charges that Albert
Hisey was induced to part with his returns in
order ''to unlawfully mutilate alter, forge
and change" them. Is that specific enough2
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THE BRITANNIA CELTIC COLLISION.
Belief that the LatterWas in Fault-The Com
pany Declines to Furnish Information.

NEW YORK. May %. 1t is believed that the
Celtic is responsible for the collision with the
Britannia A chart shown 20 an Associated
Press reporter this afternoon. J. Bruce Isnay,
agent for the White Star line, pointed out on it
the place where the collision occurred. The
chart shows. parallel lines, the routes fol-
lowed by the steamers of theScompany both
outward and inward bound. Mr.. Ismay, in
showing the chart, had not thought of the
fact that the place indicated the point of
collision was in the track of the outgoing vessel.
until it too late. The chart showed, accord
iEg to Mr.. Ismay. that the Celtic WASH the reeu-
lar course of the outward-bound vessels on his
line, and about sixty miles south OF the regular
course OF the inward-bound ships when she
collided with the Britannia. The latter ves-
sell was in her proper course. After Mr..
Ismay had recovered from his surprise he was
asked il he had any theory 20 advance in regard
TO the cause of the accident He replied in the
negative, saying that ths captains reported the
bare facts only, without advancing theories.
They would leave it to the company and the
Liverpool Board of Trade to investigate and fix
the blame.
The Britannia was brought up the stream to-
night, and anchored off the Hoboken
meadows. half a mile from this White Star pier.
The water here is shallow, and in case she sank
there would be little difficulty to get her up
again. The steamship company has shut up all
possible avenues Of information from reporters
Orders have been given not to allow them on
board the Britannia on the pier where the
Celtic Is being unloaded and repaired:
The chief officer said that orders mao
been given to the man in charge of the wheel at
the time OF the accident not to tell what course
he was steering, and the same officer refcsea TO
explain how the Celtic came to be so far out OK
her course and in the track OF the incoming
vessels. He had orders from headquarters not
to talk about it. The company IS paying me
board of the passengers, IS reeeising
statements of losses sustained. and offers
to return the passage money paid; 10 forward
those who wish to go to their Original destina.
tions bv some other line as their books are all
filed for tnoaths ahead, or to send those who do
not wish TO resume their journey back to their
homes There is mucn complaint among the
steerage passengers. who allege brutality OF
treatment and indecent haste in burying the
dead at sea, shovelinc fragments of bodies into
the ocean with the debris of the broken vessel
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have been on the lips of tine community almost
from the very day the forgeries were discov-
cred. As for Mr.. Beck, we understand his
inclusion with the gang to be simply repeti-
ton OF the story of old dog Tray. There
may be others in the batch, who. like Mr..
Beck, will be interested in a full and thorough
exposure of all the circumstances connected
with the crime, for their own self-defense; but
we undertake to say that there was no "sur-
prise in the minds of the gang when they
found out that they were under indictment.
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IT may surprise the Sentinel and also pain
theory of the law, under which so many
prominent Democrats" have been indicted,
has been tried in other cases, notably in that
of an election officer named Clarke, and that
the Supreme Court of the United States sus-
tanned the case at every point and affirmed
the sentence which gave him one year in the
penitentiary. The case of Clarke fits the
cases of the gang just like the paper on a